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Experience Birmingham - The Historic Highlights

By The Birmingham Historic Touring Company
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $139 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Discover the rich history of Birmingham, Alabama, on a guided tour that takes you through the city’s most iconic landmarks. Visit Arlington House, our only remaining plantation house in the city limits. The Alabama Theatre, a beautifully restored 1927 film palace, and the Lyric Theatre and learn about its role in the city’s cultural history. Explore the Civil Rights District, where pivotal events of the Civil Rights Movement took place, including the 16th Street Baptist Church and Kelly Ingraham Park. Finally, marvel at the beautiful architecture of the Vulcan Park and Museum, home to the world’s largest cast iron statue.

Please note that this tour does not include the interior of the 16th street Baptist Church or The Alabama and Lyric Theatres.

This 3 – 4 hour tour gives the best overview of the history of the Magic City.

Activity location

  • Heaviest Corner on Earth
    • Intersection of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North,
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Birmingham Ghosts: Ghost Tours and Haunted Pub Crawls
    • Linn Park 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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Experience Birmingham - The Historic Highlights
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00 a.m.
Price details
CA $138.65 x 1 AdultCA $138.65
Total
Price is CA $138.65
Until Thu, Aug 21

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedWe always carry premium, ice chilled bottles of water for our guests
  • What's includedWhat's includedThis tour includes a stop at the Alabama Peanut Company, with complementary tastings of freshly roasted and boiled peanuts. We also provide Local crisps for those who might have allergies.

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Heaviest Corner on Earth
  • 10m
The Heaviest Corner on Earth is a promotional name given to the corner of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, in the early 20th century. The name reflected the nearly simultaneous appearance of four of the tallest buildings in the South, the 10-story Woodward Building (1902), 16-story Brown Marx Building (1906), 16-story Empire Building (1909), and the 21-story American Trust and Savings Bank Building (1912).
Morris Avenue
  • 20m
Our best preserved Victorian district...gaslights, cobblestones and all
Alabama Peanut Co.
  • 5m
We will stop by the best preserved Victorian District in the city and grab a bag of peanuts roasted in a building that has it's own mysterious history.
Five Points South (Pass by)
We pass through this ever evolving area (and the centre of Birmingham's Foodie revolution) and discuss how our city is becoming a MAJOR food destination
5 Points South Fountain - The Storyteller by Frank Fleming (Pass by)
This is an intriguing (and controversial) artwork
Vulcan Park and Museum
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
We will see the largest Cast Iron statue in the world, get a great view of the city and learn about the moon that never sets
Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Our only remaining Southern Plantation House
Rickwood Field Park (Pass by)
The Oldest Ballpark in America - home to both White and Negro League teams and site of several film locations Currently undergoing renovations for a major League game in 2024 and closed to visitors
Civil Rights District (Pass by)
This area is the centre of the Civil Rights Struggle that defined Birmingham in the 60's (and continues to do so even today)
16th Street Baptist Church
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
The very moving site of the bombing that slaughtered 4 children and cemented the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESHeaviest Corner on Earth
    • Intersection of 20th Street and 1st Avenue North,
    • Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBirmingham Ghosts: Ghost Tours and Haunted Pub Crawls
    • Linn Park 20th Street North
    • 35203, Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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